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Does Merging Two Struggling Firms Create Value?

Michael Roberto

[link] Fortune's Chris Morris has reported that Neiman Marcus has rebuffed an acquisition offer from Saks, a competitor in the luxury retail market. Neiman, in 2002, filed for bankruptcy , but has emerged in a better position, with less debt. These synergies may be real, and cost savings may result.

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Sustaining a Healthy World Through Growing Crop Health

Business and Tech

Furthermore, innovations such as drought-tolerant corn have been brought to the market thanks to agricultural research. According to the USDA Economic Research Service, public agricultural research and development has declined by about a third between 2002 and 2019, even though there is an average of $20 of benefits to the U.S.

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Business Model Innovation Basics Series - Part 2: Why Business Model Innovation Matters

The BMI Lab Blog

Learnings from sports competitions Competition in business is similar to sports competitions – there are winners and losers. It also explains why prominent firms, which have been known for their innovative products for years, suddenly lose their competitive advantage?

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Disrupting Markets – Why PayPal Is Worth More Than Ebay

Adam Hartung

in 2002 , in order to grease the wheels for faster ecommerce growth. eBay has run into stiff competition, as CraigsList has grown to take over the “garage sale” and small local business ecommerce. But it almost never happens – because the market shift is making their offering obsolete. About $8B/year each.

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The Orange Socks Story I’ve Never Written Before

BrainZooming

The occasion was presenting our first strategic market plan at Yellow Transportation (whose name was Yellow but whose color was orange) to the senior leadership team. Over time, another guy in the department and I got into an informal competition for who could have more orange stuff. Current Orange Socks. I said I hadn’t.

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ISS Software GmbH and Wazoku partner to revolutionise the German insurance industry

Wazoku

This partnership takes digital transformation to a new level, making it a collaborative effort of an ecosystem with one common interest – to upgrade the industry, to stay competitive and to meet current demand faster and better. The core values of both Wazoku and ISS Software are to future-proof the business of their clients.

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Digital transformation examples

Board of Innovation

2 Reasons: to accelerate the market and to make their technology the standard. Sector: Chemicals Company: Dow Corning Learn more: Source Competitive pricing for bulk orders No technical support Cisco outsources all of its manufacturing to contract manufacturers. Feel free to share your own references.